Øistein Johan Eide (; born 10 September 1974 in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
), better known by his stage name Boom Jinx, is a Norwegian
music producer
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
and
DJ.
Career
In 1989, Boom Jinx started making music with
SoundTracker developed for the
Commodore Amiga
Amiga is a family of personal computers produced by Commodore from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1994, with production by others afterward. The original model is one of a number of mid-1980s computers with 16-bit or 16/32-bit processo ...
computer. In 1991, he was hired as a freelancer to create music for a US game developer. In 2005, after a career in advertising, video games, television and film, he turned to dance music.
Boom Jinx's track "Manipulator" was featured as "a hot new track" on
BBC Radio 1
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, and was licensed to the soundtrack of the television show ''
CSI: Miami''.
In 2009, Boom Jinx collaborated with San Francisco-based Trifonic to write music for
Electronic Arts
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' ''
Need for Speed: Shift''. Tracks co-written with Trifonic were later licensed to ''
CSI Las Vegas'' (episode #1215) in February 2012.
The music video for his 2013 single "When You Loved Me" was added to a playlist on
MTV Dance
Club MTV, formerly MTV Dance, is a European pay television music channel from Paramount Networks EMEAA that which replaced the British MTV Base on 7 March 2008. The network mainly broadcasts music videos from the electronica and techno genres, a ...
.
DJ
Boom Jinx has performed as a DJ in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa since 2009. He went on a 14-city US tour with
Above & Beyond in 2009. He also went on solo tours in the USA in 2010 and 2013, two tours in India in 2011, and a Russian tour in 2012. He also had a solo tour of the US in 2014.
Boom Jinx was voted #296 worldwide in
DJ Magazine
''DJ Magazine'' (also known as ''DJ Mag'') is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs. Founded in 1991, the magazine is adapted for distribution in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Lati ...
's Top 100 DJs poll in 2010. He ranked #171 Trance DJ worldwide according to TopDeejays.com June 2014. He was also named #106 in Trance worldwide according to The DJ List.
No Answers In Luck (2015)
Boom Jinx released an artist album called ''No Answers In Luck'' on
Anjunabeats
Anjunabeats (, ) is a British record label started in 2000 by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki of Above & Beyond. Initially, Anjunabeats was only a trance music label, and it started releasing trance-edged house in 2011. T ...
in 2015, featuring
Justine Suissa,
Teebee &
Calyx,
Matt Lange, and
Thomas J. Bergersen.
Discography
Anjunabeats releases
*2008 Boom Jinx feat. Key - Eternal Reminiscence
riginal and Oliver Smith Mixes(Anjunabeats)
*2009 Boom Jinx & Oliver Smith - Sunrise
riginal and Jaytech Mixes(Anjunabeats)
*2009 Boom Jinx & Oliver Smith - Sunrise
oost van der Vleuten's Sunset Remix(Anjunabeats)
*2011 Boom Jinx feat. Justine Suissa - Phoenix From The Flames
lub and Omnia & The Blizzard Mixes(Anjunabeats)
*2011 Boom Jinx feat. Justine Suissa - Phoenix From The Flames
aor Levi and Michael Cassette Mixes(Anjunabeats)
*2013 Boom Jinx, Maor Levi & Ashley Tomberlin - When You Loved Me
riginal and Remixes(Anjunabeats)
*2014 Boom Jinx & Meredith Call - The Dark
riginal and Radio Mixes(Anjunabeats)
*2014 Boom Jinx & Meredith Call - The Dark
he Remixes(Anjunabeats)
*2015 Boom Jinx & Meredith Call - Bring Me Back Around
riginal and Radio Mixes(Anjunabeats)
Anjunadeep releases
*2006 Boom Jinx - Come Play Perfect / Too Free To Follow
riginal Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2006 Boom Jinx - Too Free To Follow
osh Mix(Anjunadeep)
*2007 Boom Jinx feat. Thomas J. Bergersen - Remember September
riginal and Duderstadt Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2008 Boom Jinx - Too Free To Follow
osh Mix tephen J. Kroos Remix(Anjunadeep)
*2009 Boom Jinx &
Andrew Bayer
Andrew Michael Bayer (born 1987) is an American DJ and Grammy-nominated music producer. He is best known for working with Anjunabeats as a multi-genre artist and English deep house sublabel Anjunadeep.
Born in Washington, D.C., Bayer was pi ...
- To The Six
Matt Lange Mixes">riginal and
Matt Lange Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2009 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - To The Six
lub & Martin Roth Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2009 Boom Jinx & Jaytech - Milano
riginal and Ad Brown Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - By All Means / So It Goes
riginal and Club Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - Keyboard Cowboys
riginal and Jay Lumen Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - Fracture
riginal, David West and Paul Beckwith Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2010 Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer vs. Trifonic &
Matt Lange - Quadcore
riginal and Steve Duda Mixes(Anjunadeep)
*2011 Boom Jinx &
Andrew Bayer
Andrew Michael Bayer (born 1987) is an American DJ and Grammy-nominated music producer. He is best known for working with Anjunabeats as a multi-genre artist and English deep house sublabel Anjunadeep.
Born in Washington, D.C., Bayer was pi ...
- By All Means
olarity Remix(Anjunadeep)
*2011 Boom Jinx & Soundprank - Pieces Of The Puzzle
riginal and Solarity Mixes(Anjunadeep)
Other releases
*2006 Boom Jinx - Suncast
riginal, Rune Lindbaek, Lee Coombs, Neophasic, NineLives The Cat and Molomekaniske Remix(Ruthless Recordings)
*2006 Boom Jinx - Come On Over
riginal and Dub Mixes(Play Recordings)
*2006 Boom Jinx - Manipulator
riginal and (Praesul Records)
*2007 Boom Jinx - Flicker [Original, Shiloh Mixes and Joel Armstrong Mixes(Hunya Munya Records)
*2010 Boom Jinx pres. BJX - Suncast
riginal, Rune Lindbaek, Lee Coombs, Neophasic, NineLives The Cat and Molomekaniske Remix(Distinctive Records]
*2010 Boom Jinx pres. BJX - Come On Over [Club Dub, Dub Menace and Plaza De Funk Mixes] (Distinctive Records)
*2010 Boom Jinx pres. BJX - Manipulator / Think Fast / The Blueberry Bounce [Original and Opencloud Mixes] (Distinctive Records)
*2012 Boom Jinx & Daniel Kandi - Azzura
riginal Mix(Enhanced Recordings)
*2014 Boom Jinx & Judah - Please Believe Me
adio Edit(Armada Music)
*2014 Boom Jinx & PROFF - Blue Angel
riginal and Remixes(Intricate Records)
*2018 Z:N vs Boom Jinx & Katrine Stenbekk - Come Alive
riginal Mix, Deep Vocal Mix and Deep Dub Mix(Silk Music)
*2023 Thomas Bergersen & Boom Jinx - Am I Real
riginal Mix(Nemesis Productions LLC)
Remixes
*2005 Tilt - New Day
oom Jinx Remix(Lost Language)
*2005 Tilt - New Day
oom Jinx Dub(Lost Language)
*2006 Kyau vs. Albert - Kiksu
oom Jinx Remix(Anjunabeats)
*2006 Can Costa & Josh Collins - Peyote Ugly
oom Jinx Now! Mix(CPR Digital)
*2006 Jacob Todd & Jordan Nafie - Shattered
oom Jinx's Los Locos Mix(CP Recordings)
*2006 Kyau & Albert - Kiksu
oom Jinx Remix(Euphonic)
*2007 David West Ft. Inkfish - Searching For Substance
oom Jinx Remix(West Recordings)
*2008 DJ Ella Shine Like A Superstar -
oom Jinx Remix(Microphone Records)
*2008 LP Feat. Ashley Lawson - Clique
oom Jinx Remix(Shiznit Recordings)
*2009 Hybrid - Finished Symphony
oom Jinx Remix(Distinctive Records)
*2010 Zenith Nadir feat. Katana - Forever
oom Jinx Club Mix(Studio Kitty Recordings)
*2011 Steve Duda - Fish [Boom Jinx &
Andrew Bayer
Andrew Michael Bayer (born 1987) is an American DJ and Grammy-nominated music producer. He is best known for working with Anjunabeats as a multi-genre artist and English deep house sublabel Anjunadeep.
Born in Washington, D.C., Bayer was pi ...
Remix] (Xfer Records)
*2013 Dusky feat. Janai - Lost in you
oom Jinx Remix(Anjunadeep)
Labels
Boom Jinx is currently signed to
Anjunabeats
Anjunabeats (, ) is a British record label started in 2000 by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki of Above & Beyond. Initially, Anjunabeats was only a trance music label, and it started releasing trance-edged house in 2011. T ...
with additional releases on Anjunadeep,
Armada Music
Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music. Armada Music was founded on 1 June 2003 by Dutch producer Armin van Buuren, Dutch business executive Maykel Piron, and music manager David ...
, Enhanced Music, Intricate Records,
Distinct'ive Records and Silk Music.
References
External links
Boom Jinx Discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boom Jinx
1974 births
Living people
Norwegian trance musicians
Chiptune and tracker musicians
Norwegian record producers
Norwegian electronic dance music DJs
Anjunabeats artists
Monstercat artists
Armada Music artists